On social networks, fans wondered why rookie goalkeeper Andre Onana did not play in the match against Arsenal, despite participating in the warm-up with the whole team.
The great war between MU vs Arsenal in the summer of 2023 friendly match ended with a score of 2-0 in favor of the Red Devils. The scorers for Man United are Bruno Fernandes and Jadon Sancho. In this match, goalkeeper Tom Heaton was trusted by Ten Hag to use.
It is noteworthy that goalkeeper Andre Onana did not feature in the match against Arsenal, despite participating in the warm-up before the game. A few days ago, MU completed the acquisition of Onana from Inter Milan for €55M. The 27-year-old goalkeeper has signed a five-year contract with an option to extend for a year.
More specifically, Onana took a flight from Italy to England on Tuesday (July 18) for a medical check-up at MU’s Carrington center. After that, Onana quickly moved to New Jersey (USA) on Friday (July 21) to join the team. Despite the busy schedule and constant travel, Onana immediately started training with MU at the Pingry School training center.
But this means that the Cameroonian goalkeeper has not had much time to get acquainted with his new teammates and is not ready to play. Meanwhile, Heaton showed he is ready to compete with Onana if the Cameroon goalkeeper cannot keep his consistency next season.
In the match MU beat Arsenal, Heaton made many excellent saves, contributing to helping the home team win 2-0 against the Gunners. In the coming days, MU will face Wrexham (July 26), Real Madrid (July 27) and Dortmund (July 31). It is likely that Andre Onana will be the main player in these matches.
